logwood
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(noun) spiny shrub or small tree of Central America and West Indies having bipinnate leaves and racemes of small bright yellow flowers and yielding a hard brown or brownish-red heartwood used in preparing a black dye |
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Synonyms: Haematoxylum campechianum, bloodwood tree, campeachy, logwood tree |
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Related Words: blackwood, blackwood tree |
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(noun) very hard brown to brownish-red heartwood of a logwood tree; used in preparing a purplish red dye |
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Related Words: wood |
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